On Becoming a U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Pilot

Indeed, Nate had structure aplenty in the Navy: he ended up on fast attack submarines, duty he describes as high stress, arduous and rigorously regimented. “I think the hardest part is that you’re living in an artificial environment, sometimes for 90 days at a stretch,” he says. “You’re on 18-hour day shifts, and you only know what time it is by the kind of meal you’re served.” On the other hand, says Nate, “I got to visit a lot of places—Taiwan, Thailand, various ports in the Middle East. And I was stationed in Hawaii, so I did a lot of surfing and rock-climbing. I had a small group of friends and we committed ourselves to hiking every public trail on the islands. So I was able to spend a lot of quality time outdoors when I was back at base.” <a href="https://alaskausfws.medium.com/on-becoming-a-u-s-fish-wildlife-service-pilot-d9775ed32732">Read More</a>